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Streszczenie książki Wierna Małgorzata
- 8 min czytania
- 10 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
A poor companion defies two guardians to unmask a killer who wears a dead hero's face.
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Wierna Małgorzata in short
Faithful Margaret follows a poor companion who inherits a castle she does not want and a fiance she has never met. When the heir laughs at her and leaves, she tries to hand everything back. Instead she finds herself alone in a world of false names, forged letters and men who will not listen.
What Wierna Małgorzata is about
Margaret Walsingham kneels beside a dying woman and begs the doctor for one more half hour. She wants the old lady to see her grandson before she goes, and she fears what his coming will mean. Within hours a will will bind her to a man she has never met and dreads.
Faithful Margaret is a Victorian novel by Annie Ashmore, set in 1862 and 1863. It is a melodrama of disguise and loyalty, and its heroine is poor, plain and impossible to break. You get a stubborn will, forged letters, a false friend and a man who comes home wearing the wrong face.
Dla kogo. You will love this book if you enjoy Victorian melodrama, brave heroines, villains in disguise, and plots full of forged letters, chases and midnight dangers, with a love story built on forgiveness.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A dying woman binds two strangers by will
Old Ethel Brand is dying in her castle at Seven-Oak Waaste in Surrey. At her side is Margaret Walsingham, a sea captain's daughter who has served as her companion for four years. Margaret begs the doctor to keep the old woman alive until her grandson, St. Udo Brand, arrives from London.
Mrs. Brand has written a will that gives the whole estate to her grandson, but only if he marries Margaret within a year. If he refuses, the estate goes to Margaret herself. Margaret hates the plan. She dreads St. Udo, a charming, reckless guardsman who has spent his own fortune and scoffs at faith. Even at the deathbed she pleads for the will to be changed.
Mrs. Brand dies in Margaret's arms just as carriage wheels sound in the courtyard. The heir has come too late, and the will stands as written. A last wish given in love can become a trap for the living.
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The heir laughs and then sails away
The will is read in the library on a sunny April morning.
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Two false friends follow him to war
On a steamer called the Bellerophon, St. Udo stands alone at the rail, bitter about his lost fortune.
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A railway crash gives Margaret a new name
Margaret's express train to London collides with another.
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A vision, a dismissal and a long wandering
Summer passes at Hautville Park.
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A returned colonel who cannot pass her tests
Back in Regis, Margaret tells Dr. Gay and Mr. Davenport she will sell Seven-Oak Waaste and build a charity.
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A stolen notebook and a night of terror
At the castle steps, in the cold moon, Margaret remembers where she has seen this face.
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Loyalty is the heart of the story
The title names its theme.
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Faces, names and disguises mislead everyone
Almost everyone in this book wears a mask.
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How the story is told and what to watch
The narrator speaks directly to a gentle reader and is not shy about feeling.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Margaret Walsingham A sea captain's orphaned daughter and Mrs. Brand's companion, she wants to refuse a fortune and find honest work, but duty keeps pulling her back.
- St. Udo Brand A proud, reckless guardsman and heir to Castle Brand, he scorns the will's conditions and sails for America to win fame in the war.
- Roland Mortlake A watchful stranger with a thin, smiling face who first appears as a messenger and wants something that does not belong to him.
- Lady Juliana Ducie A lovely, spoiled marquis's daughter who owes Margaret her life and wants a rich husband and admiration above all.
- Chevalier de Calembours A Hungarian adventurer with ribbons and crooked legs, he befriends St. Udo and chases gold wherever fortune leads.
- Mr. Davenport Mrs. Brand's gruff lawyer and an executor of her will, he is loyal to the Brands and slow to believe Margaret.
- Dr. Gay The kind little physician and co-executor who loves Margaret like a daughter but cannot imagine she is right.
- Duke of Piermont A young, wealthy Irish duke who is struck by Margaret's goodness and hopes to win her hand.
How it ends (spoiler)
St. Udo Brand is alive. He was left for dead, nursed in a Southern prison, and Margaret finds him dying of yellow fever in Key West and saves him. They marry on the island. Roland Mortlake, who was really St. Udo's half-brother, is transported to Tasmania for life. The chevalier becomes a portrait photographer, and Madame Hesslein, his wife in disguise, marries an admiral.
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Pytania o Wierna Małgorzata
What is Faithful Margaret about?
It follows Margaret Walsingham, a poor companion left a castle in a dying woman's will. She tries to give it to the true heir, then must expose a dangerous man who comes to Castle Brand wearing someone else's face.
When is Faithful Margaret set?
The story takes place in 1862 and 1863, partly in Surrey and London and partly in the United States during the Civil War, where St. Udo Brand serves in the Federal army.
Who is the Chevalier de Calembours?
He is a talkative Hungarian adventurer who befriends St. Udo on the voyage to America. He wears ribbons and titles and wants money, and his loyalties change as often as his fortunes.
Is Faithful Margaret easy to read?
Yes, the plot moves quickly through short scenes, letters and chases, and each chapter ends on a hook. The characters are drawn clearly, and the narrator guides you through the story.
Zacytuj to wydanie
Ashmore, Annie. Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret.
Ashmore, A. (2026). Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret
Ashmore, Annie. Faithful Margaret. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/faithful-margaret.
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title = {Faithful Margaret},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
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}
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